Toxic Past, Toxic Presenthttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21
Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington.

What lies beneathhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/what-lies-beneath
When pesticide chemicals were found underneath the houses of Barber Orchard, N.C., it aroused fears nationwide about the risks of building on former agricultural land.No publisherGrowth & SustainabilityEditor's noteWriters on the Range2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleWestern Climate Initiative moves forward, smaller than imaginedhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/western-climate-initiative-moves-forward-smaller-than-imagined
Cap and trade is dead in Washington, D.C., but a few states are hoping to limit emissions through the Western Climate Initiative.No publisherClimate Change2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleAll hopped uphttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/all-hopped-up
Organic hop growers are toasting new regulations that require organic beers to use organic hops.No publisherEnergy & Industry2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleOcelots in Arizona?http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/ocelots-in-arizona
The first confirmed ocelot sighting in Arizona in 50 years spurs an update of a federal recovery plan.No publisherWildlife2010-12-17T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleA visit to a ghost town in San Francisco Bayhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/a-visit-to-a-ghost-town-in-san-francisco-bay
The federal government has decided to let the tides take what's left of the San Francisco Bay ghost town known as Drawbridge.No publisherCommunities2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleThe supposedly protected Wyoming Range faces new energy developmenthttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/the-supposedly-protected-wyoming-range-faces-new-energy-development
Roughnecks and hunters are fighting plans to drill for natural gas in the Hoback-Noble Basin of the Wyoming Range.No publisherEnergy & Industry2010-12-08T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleSanta goat is coming to town!http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/santa-goat-is-coming-to-town
High Country News will host Holiday Open House; poets, bikers and wine-lovers come to call; clarifications.No publisherCommunitiesDear Friends2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleDebating Preservation in the Southwest's Spanish Missionshttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/debating-preservation-in-the-southwests-spanish-missions
Archaeologists debate how best to preserve Arizona's crumbling missions – and sometimes ask if it’s time to let them die.No publisherCommunitiesNational Park Service2010-12-10T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleOil and Water Don't Mix with California Agriculturehttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/oil-and-water-dont-mix-with-california-agriculture
In Kern County, Calif., the oil industry shares land and water with fruit-growers and farmers -- not always comfortably.No publisherEnergy & Industry2010-12-15T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleFarming's Toxic Legacyhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/farmings-toxic-legacy
Long-banned pesticides linger in the soils of neighborhoods built on former agricultural land in central Washington.No publisherGrowth & Sustainability2010-12-13T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleBackyard poisons? http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/backyard-poisons
Soil samples from the yards of two Yakima families showed intriguing but not always comforting results.No publisherGrowth & Sustainability2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticlePoetry in motionhttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/poetry-in-motion
That odd-looking woman on the sidewalk ahead of you is not just talking to herself; she's trying -- loudly -- to memorize a poem.No publisherWriters on the RangeEssays2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleA contaminated history unearthed http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/a-contaminated-history-unearthed
Investigative reporter Judy Pasternak describes uranium's effects on the Navajo Nation in Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed.No publisherClimate ChangeBooks2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleSeven months of solitudehttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/seven-months-of-solitude
A young writer named Steve Edwards spends seven months living by Oregon's Rogue River in his memoir, Breaking into the Backcountry. No publisherCommunitiesBooks2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticleRoom for everyonehttp://www.hcn.org/issues/42.21/room-for-everyone
A "hodgepodge of humanity" visits Mojave desert hot springs -- and there's room enough for all. No publisherCommunitiesEssays2010-12-06T07:00:00ZHCNNewsArticle